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Treatment and impact of dyslipidemia in diabetic nephropathy

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Recent epidemiological research revealed that dyslipidemia is a risk factor for development and progression of diabetic nephropathy. Results from interventional studies revealed the possibility that anti-hyperlipidemic agents have a better effect on diabetic nephropathy through improvement of albuminuria and loss of renal function. In addition, dyslipidemia may be a consequence of albuminuria and renal dysfunction, thereby perpetuating kidney damage. Today, the proportion of diabetic patients receiving statins is increasing due to their beneficial effect on cardiovascular mortality. However, treatment for patients should be determined based on consideration of the risk and benefit of the treatment. More insight into the pathogenesis of diabetic nephropathy and the effects of life-style changes is required.

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Acknowledgments

This study was supported in party by a Grant-in-Aid for Diabetic Nephropathy Research from the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare of Japan.

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  1. Division of Nephrology, Kanazawa University Hospital, Kanazawa, Japan

    Tadashi Toyama, Miho Shimizu, Kengo Furuichi & Takashi Wada

  2. Department of Disease Control and Homeostasis, Institute of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan

    Shuichi Kaneko

  3. Department of Laboratory Medicine, Institute of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan

    Takashi Wada

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Toyama, T., Shimizu, M., Furuichi, K. et al. Treatment and impact of dyslipidemia in diabetic nephropathy. Clin Exp Nephrol 18, 201–205 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10157-013-0898-1

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